Documentation Home Page ◇ Hardware Home Page
Pour la documentation en FRANÇAIS, utilisez l'outil de traduction de votre navigateur Chrome, Edge ou Safari. Voir un exemple.
OP5143-4 - PCIe SFP Interface Module
- Sylvain Ménard
Page Content
Description
The OP5143-4 is a PCIe 4 Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) network interfaces designed to communicate:
With RTDS NovaCor™, EGSTON or Spitzenberger & Spies amplifier using a specific firmware
With OPAL-RT devices using OPAL-RT’s MuSE Link (Multi-System Expansion) communication protocol
With other external components using Xilinx Aurora communication protocol
It comes in 4 variants:
3 variants with firmware (bitstream) compatible with ONE specific amplifier.
OP5143-4-K1: RTDS NovaCor™ amplifiers
OP5143-4-K2: EGSTON amplifiers
OP5143-4-K3: Spitzenberger & Spies amplifiers
1 variant without amplifier firmware used to communicate with OPAL-RT devices or other external devices using MuSE/Aurora communication protocol
OP5143-4: MuSE Link/Aurora communication
The I/O card plugs in 1 PCIe slot and consists of 2 assembled boards:
An FPGA board to execute the firmware
A 4 SFP ports board
The card uses 1 PCIe slot, but takes the place of 2 physical I/O slots.
Only one OP5143-4 module can be installed in a single simulator.
For variants with amplifier communication, only one SFP port can be used to communicate with one amplifier. It’s not possible to have more than one amplifier connected to the OP5143-4 card.
Hardware Platform Compatibility
All variants of the OP5143-4 card can in installed in these hardware platforms:
Use Cases
Add SFP Communication Capabilities to an OP5033XG Real-time Simulator
The OP5143-4 has been designed to be included in an OP5033XG real-time simulator to communicate with OPAL-RT Real-time simulators or FPGA Processor and I/O expansion units using OPAL-RT’s MuSE Link (Multi-System Expansion) communication protocol (license included).
It can also be used to communicate with other devices using the Aurora communication protocol (licenses sold separately).
The OP5143-4 can be installed in another compatible hardware platform if needed.
SFP Interface Module OP5143-4-K1/K2/K3 can also be installed in an OP5033XG real-time simulator if required.
Add Amplifier Communication to Compatible OPAL-RT’s Real-time Simulators
The OP5143-4 with an amplifier bitstream (K1, K2 or K3 variants) can be installed in any compatible hardware platform.
They are used solely for this use.
Specifications
General
Model Identification | OP5143-4 | OP5143-4-K1 | OP5143-4-K2 | OP5143-4-K3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
OPAL-RT Part Number | 310-0294 | 410-0628 | 410-0629 | 410-0630 |
Amplifier Firmware | N/A | RTDS NovaCor™ | EGSTON | Spitzenberger & Spies |
Module Type | MuSE/Aurora communication | Amplifier communication | ||
Included and Optional Drivers and Accessories
Model Identification | OP5143-4 | OP5143-4-K1 | OP5143-4-K2 | OP5143-4-K3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MuSE Licenses | 1x optional central node license | N/A | ||
Aurora Protocol Licenses | Optional license | 3x licenses included | ||
Fiber-Optic Transceivers SFP 850 nm 5Gbps | 2x recommended optional transceivers | 3x transceivers included | ||
Fiber-Optic Cable multimode Duplex Fiber Cable, 62.5/125, LC-LC for SFP (Muse) | 1x recommended optional fiber-optic cable. | 3x recommended optional fiber-optic cables | ||
Environmental
Operating temperature | 10 to 40° C |
|---|---|
Storage temperature | -55 to 85 °C |
Relative humidity | 10 to 90%, non-condensing |
Maximum altitude | 2,000 m |
I/O Ports
Power indicator.
4 SFP ports and status LEDs for each channel (LED 0 = channel 0):
Blinking green: an SFP module is plugged into the port and the bitstream is using Aurora for this channel
Continuous green: an SFP module is plugged into the port and the bitstream is not using Aurora for this channel
Blinking red: rx_loss is 1
Continuous red: tx_fault is 1 (these are SFP status signals)
OFF: no module plugged into the port and no Aurora present in the bitstream for this channel
OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. | 1751, rue Richardson, bureau 1060 | Montréal, Québec Canada H3K 1G6 | opal-rt.com | +1 514-935-2323
Follow OPAL-RT: LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | X/Twitter